Current Affairs — 11 November 2026

U.S. Court Allows Civil Suit Against NSA Ajit Doval and Former RAW Chief

A U.S. court has permitted Khalistani separatist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve his civil plea on National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Samant Goel. The suit links the Indian officials to alleged assassination plots against Pannun in New York in 2023. The development follows the U.S. State Department confirming notice service at the Indian Embassy in Washington. This legal challenge raises questions regarding India's counter-terror actions abroad, impacts India-U.S. diplomatic engagement, and highlights potential misuse of foreign legal systems by anti-India elements.

• A U.S. court allowed Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve a civil suit on NSA Ajit Doval and former RAW chief Samant Goel.
• The civil suit links the Indian officials to alleged assassination plots in New York in 2023.
• The U.S. State Department submitted that it had served notices to the two officials at the Indian Embassy in Washington.